Basic Guide to Exporting This is a great reference to learn about the basics to the exporting process. It starts with building an export strategy and steps you through building a marketing plan, where to seek advice, marketing channels and making contacts. It also gets into preparing your product for export, exporting services, and legal issues before entering the more technical topics such as shipping, pricing and quoting, getting paid, financing, and several other issues. A great primer or reference for anyone interested in selling internationally. TradePort Global Trade Tutorial Darn good site from the Bay Area Economic Forum and Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce managed by the Monterey Bay International Trade Association. TradePort's Global Trade Tutorial is designed to help exporters of all experience levels. Whether you're thinking about getting involved in international trade, or are already exporting, a review of the extensive materials in this tutorial will help you obtain a better understanding of how to succeed. Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture If you have agricultural products, this is a great site for general and specific information on exporting food related products. Export statistics, country data, general assistance in exporting, are just a few of the helpful topics covered. Export.gov If you didn't find what you were seeking, try this export portal for the US government. There's a lot of information and useful links to be mined. It may take some time, but you will probably find what you are seeking. If not, give us a call. International Trade Data Systems ITDS was established under Vice President Gore in 1999 to implement an integrated government-wide system for the electronic collection, use, and dissemination of international trade data. Here you will find information on both importing and exporting. (click above) Current local time in cities and countries throughout the world (click above) Multilingual currency converter for over 164 currencies.